Good Finish      

High in the mountains of Easton, WA, lies the start/finish of the Cascade Crest 100 Mile, held August 23.  With much of the course on the beautiful Pacific Crest Trail, the 100 mile race gains 20,470 feet cumulatively.  Amy Leigh Brown (Chapel Hill, NC) prepared at home in the heat of the summer for the tough journey ahead.  Her preparation went very well, with solo long runs and some longer runs done as pacers for friends in long races.  Amy knew that it was imperative that she maintain a relaxed pace and that she fuel and hydrate from the early points of the race in order to be able to continue a strong pace late after such a brutal course had taken its toll.

Late in the race, Amy got cold, as the race conditions were much cooler than those under which she had been training in North Carolina all summer.  As she battled not only the competition, the course, and the elements, her mindset on finishing strong never wavered.  She finished 74^th overall in 31:28:22.   She was also 17^th female finisher.   It was an especially hard effort too, as Amy used no pacer, choosing instead to brave the dark hours alone rather than have the companionship of a pacer to help her maintain her focus and alertness.

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